UN General Assembly adopts Ukraine’s resolution on nuclear safety

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution, “Safety and Security of Ukraine’s Nuclear Facilities, including the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant,” condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine and calling for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory, including the Zaporizhzhya NPP.

This was announced by Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Sergiy Kyslytsya, on X.

99 states voted in favor of the resolution, while nine voted against it. This vote is a continuation of the discussions and decisions made at the first Peace Summit, where one of the key points was the first paragraph of the “Peace Formula” of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

“It is important to name those eight who are playing with nuclear safety and supporting Russia in its nuclear madness today: Belarus, Burundi, Cuba, Eritrea, North Korea, Mali, Nicaragua, and Syria,” Kyslytsya said.

The UN General Assembly resolution recalls that the Summit emphasized that any use of nuclear energy and nuclear facilities must be safe, secure, safeguarded, and not harmful to the environment, and that Ukraine’s nuclear power plants and facilities, including ZNPP, must remain under Ukraine’s full sovereign control in accordance with the IAEA principles.

After the Peace Summit in Switzerland in June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the discussion on the three issues that were then identified for discussion—nuclear security, food security, and the return of captured and deported children—could result in “absolutely practical steps.”